Apologies for the creaking noises here: they weren't that loud in person, it's just that lavalier microphones don't work that well when lying down!

@mancitykshah2737

Жыл бұрын

It’s ok tom we love you

@revelationdefy3345

Жыл бұрын

4 days ago

@bloobushviper5709

Жыл бұрын

Love how he apologizes before he even uploads it. Like, he's saying sorry to his data pirates.

@thezenithupabove2531

Жыл бұрын

Apology not accepted. What compensation do I receive?

@Adam.Robert

Жыл бұрын

I think most viewers would assume it’s just part of the experience.

I love how this and the robotic elephant create an unintended subseries of "French people recreating Jules Verne concepts in real life". Can't wait to learn about more steampunk adventures I could do for my next French holiday.

@cartoonfantasy4541

Жыл бұрын

What is a Jules Verne concept?

@grIMAG3

Жыл бұрын

@@cartoonfantasy4541 Jules Verne is the father of science fiction.

@shinyagumon7015

Жыл бұрын

@@cartoonfantasy4541 You know the old science fiction author who made such classics as "2000 Leagues under the Sea" or "Around the World in 80 Days".

@maloxster

Жыл бұрын

@@cartoonfantasy4541 Jules Verne is a French writer and author, one of many references in French Literature. His writings were often based on scientific progress of the times (XIXth to XXth century). He wrote "Around The World in 80 Days", "Twenty-thousand Leagues Under The Sea" and the series "Voyages extraordinaires". And as a concept, it would be objects inspired by that era, kind of steampunk-like. Like the Nautilus for example.

@Julia_and_the_City

Жыл бұрын

Can't wait for Tom to visit Iraq to see whatever remains of Project Babylon EDIT: oh wait, French people. Is there a Frenchman who has invented a gun that can shoot people towards the moon yet?

I'm surprised to see no one's talking about what good value for money this is - 60 euro is a fantastic price for a once in a lifetime thing like this. I'm going to have to try this at least once before I die, it looks so amazing.

@treelineresearch3387

Жыл бұрын

Probably because if you're not within a day's travel by rail to France you have to factor in "vacation to France". Still a cheaper way to float around than the $8000 2 hour flight on the civilian "vomit comet" doing parabolas though.

@DHealey

Жыл бұрын

Not once in a lifetime if you have 120 Euros :)

@torinlupo807

Жыл бұрын

@@DHealey 180 euroes:

@Tao_Tology

Жыл бұрын

@@torinlupo807 You go to far, sir or madam.

@Mgooy

Жыл бұрын

If it's a fantastic price for once in a lifetime, does that mean if you go again its a ripoff

I love how he filters through viewers by just straight up answering the question. Like "now you're just here to see me!"

@raven4k998

Жыл бұрын

imagine how much it takes to lift you in your Vehicle🤔

@Amen-Magi

17 күн бұрын

😂

This seems more like everyone's dream of flying than those car drones or jetpacks. On the drone cars or a jetpacks you're kind of constantly stressed and worried about accidentally hitting something, but this is more like a dream where you're just being lifted up and enjoying it.

@seanbigay1042

4 ай бұрын

... which is why I asked if any Aeroplume customer's fallen asleep while in harness. Pity they don't dare take these flimsy things out of the hangar ...

Tom has accomplished his lifelong dream of becoming an airship, congrats Tom!

@billturner375

Жыл бұрын

Haha

@In.Darkness

Жыл бұрын

My addiction to Helium is out of control, but... no one is taking my cries for help seriously.

@delfinenteddyson9865

Жыл бұрын

@@In.Darkness xD

@volodyadykun6490

Жыл бұрын

Thomas The AirShip

@mutley66

Жыл бұрын

Blimplasty.

Makes the title a question, immediantly answers the question, then provides entertainment for the duration of the video. Tom Scott is a KZreadr like no other.

@BastiPROTON

Жыл бұрын

Like anti-clickbait. Love it.

@Shywizz

Жыл бұрын

Daily dose of internet also kind of does this, can't think of anyone else though so you are right.

@gcahbm

Жыл бұрын

And i love it! Never liked a video so fast like this.

@carlhallstrom4867

Жыл бұрын

It is a welcome change from the long, drawn-out let downs.

@tanelehala6422

Жыл бұрын

But before we dive into that I would like to introduce to the sponsor of this video...

tom's living the life. he gets to have once in a lifetime experiences on a weekly basis and get paid

@makingmach7

9 ай бұрын

_Thy shall read the description_

@lemmmakestunes8312

9 ай бұрын

imprecise words

@outandabout259

9 ай бұрын

@@makingmach7 even though he didn't get paid by them to fly the blimp, the video will pay for the expenses. So yes, he gets to have once in a lifetime experiences every week and gets paid for it.

@makingmach7

9 ай бұрын

@@outandabout259 👍

@YHK_YT

4 ай бұрын

And now it’s his time off

It makes me wanna cry to think that almost 250 years ago people would draw sketches of such machines but never could saw it come true, nor fly them. And now we can.

@caseydriscoll5331

5 ай бұрын

The French actually pioneered hot air ballooning right around that time! Montgolfier brothers in 1783 at Versailles! The French love their dirigeables.

@Bob-pd1wf

3 ай бұрын

These have been around for hundreds of years. 100s of different FREE flying machines hidden from the masses so they can charge us for fuel and garbage polluting ways of travel. It's all about money.

I really like the stark contrast between Tom freaking out about standing on a metal mesh up high, but also not freaking out about literally floating by a helium balloon. Great video as always, this is definitely now on my bucket list!

@basketcase1235

Жыл бұрын

i guess it's the difference between "i can fall from this height" and "I can fly this high". I for one also have a fear of heights, but strangely enough it's because i might try to jump when I'm high up, and the fear comes when you realize you can't fly.

@ashurean

Жыл бұрын

I mean, on a mesh you're aware that you're standing on a lot of tiny cables, you recognize the fragility of what's holding you up even though the cables could probably support 10x more than you weigh without a problem. Meanwhile, the balloon feels relatively safe because it's so large.

@PointB1ank

Жыл бұрын

Same reason the edge of buildings scares the hell out of me but I can ride a roller coaster that goes twice as high just fine. It's the falling, not the heights.

@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721

Жыл бұрын

So much fear is just about a feeling of control.

@howard5992

Жыл бұрын

among the other good replies I would like to add that the balloon has a cradle - the web that supports the entire body. That provides a sense of security. When standing upright there can be a sense of " potential instability ".

Imagine hearing an air raid siren and then seeing an army of Tom Scott balloons come from behind the clouds. Someone needs to make a movie about that.

@user2C47

Жыл бұрын

Very easy to take out with AAA.

@KeVIn-pm7pu

Жыл бұрын

@@user2C47 Not for Londoners at the Start at wwI

@craigjensen6853

Жыл бұрын

What would he drop? A deuce?

@jennymunday7913

Жыл бұрын

The army would just slowly and joyfully paddle over to tell you new facts XD

@vive335

Жыл бұрын

Bruh 😂

I really respect you opening the video with the answer for anybody who wanted to find out quickly! Though I am definitely here for the whole video :)

This is now on my list of things to see/do in France if I ever end up going there. Very cool video Tom and a big thanks to all those who make such a fun, scientific activity available.

@dannyboy4682

Жыл бұрын

From the website: Flights at Écausseville suspended until further notice (helium crisis) I think w3 caught this too late

Love how he doesn’t beat around the bush. Just walks into frame and tells you the answer. Amazing.

@Soken50

Жыл бұрын

He has transcended clickbait, he gave it away so quick you feel compelled to stay just to hear more :D

@khalilahd.

Жыл бұрын

Lmfao exactly. Love that about him

@terencemichaels

Жыл бұрын

Refreshing, isn't it.

@xerxeskingofking

Жыл бұрын

he has confidence that the rest of his video is enough to keep us interested, so he doesn't feel the need to string us along..

@ugoboom

Жыл бұрын

yep theres a sizeable amount of good quality youtubers that practice ethical clickbait. there's even adam neely who puts the answers to the clickbait title, in the thumbnail, which is hilarious and awesome

Tom at this point is just the physical embodiment of that one random ass thought that appears in your brain

@kathybramley5609

Жыл бұрын

You meant "of our dreams"

@In.Darkness

Жыл бұрын

Have you heard about the helium shortage? It's only gotten worse with inflation.

@thechiliman500

Жыл бұрын

@@In.Darkness Thanks dad.

@tirushone6446

Жыл бұрын

"Babe what are you thinking about?" Tom Scott "Brb going to The Aéroplume, France." *leaves*

@kathybramley5609

Жыл бұрын

@@In.Darkness We need to use hydrogen for blimps. It can be just as safe. And/or somehow repurpose ITER to make helium!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANSWERING THE QUESTION AT THE BEGINNING OF THE VIDEO, AND ADDING EVERYTHING ELSE AFTER

Thanks Tom... your experience is so inspiring and fresh to the soul! Thanks again for your work.

That looks amazing

@feryth

Жыл бұрын

You're gonna make one, aren't you

@thedarkgreenvanman

Жыл бұрын

Build one with rc propellers so you can use it outside

@bingus2550

Жыл бұрын

make it but give it flamethrowers

@kelzuya

Жыл бұрын

A wild Furze appears

@kelzuya

Жыл бұрын

@@bingus2550 He'd defo use Hydrogen :D

Can we just stop and thank the instructor. He did a very good job explaining the mechanics of the blimp 👍 as well as instructing Tom from what we can see

@Tequila4Two

Жыл бұрын

I also liked the colour of his shirt.

@scottcantdance804

Жыл бұрын

The instructor was great, I enjoyed listening to him. He had great explanations. Thanks instructor guy, you added a lot to this video 👍

@djsomeguy

Жыл бұрын

He actually knew the physics of it too, not just someone who is repeating instructions, someone that actually understands what's going on.

@TCRYTV

Жыл бұрын

In his second language, too! I can't explain aerodynamics in English and I've been speaking it since birth

@qasagod

Жыл бұрын

Lovely accent too, I could listen to his instructions all day!

Added to my bucketlist! Respect for the instructor! He explains how to operate perfectly and one will feel completely safe.

@dannyboy4682

Жыл бұрын

From the website: Flights at Écausseville suspended until further notice (helium crisis)

This brought me joy and a little lift, just when I needed it. Superb Tom..., as always.

Without exaggeration, this seems like a lifechanging experience. Kinda like going to space. You can see in Tom's face how much fun it is to fulfill the ancient human dream of flying like a bird. It's an experience that not even a plane can give you, since it feels less "organic" I guess.

@The4stro

Жыл бұрын

i think that the main thing is that it's you that is making the blimp move, with your own hands. in a plane you're just pulling, pushing and pressing different instruments

@tegxi

Жыл бұрын

it's similar to indoor skydiving in that way, though this is surprisingly much cheaper (unless you account for trave prices I suppose)

@peach495

Жыл бұрын

I noticed his face as well. He was having a blast.

@lucas839

Жыл бұрын

@@tegxi safer too

@drewmortenson

Жыл бұрын

I fly paramotors, and the draw to that is often times the freedom and closeness to flying like a bird. It is far closer to bird-like flight when compared to planes. This is another level

I like seeing him happy, especially because he works hard to give us such great videos

Thanks for making the video : being in a model airplanes club, I had the chance to go there for indoor piloting, but at the time the aeroplume activity was stopped, I am glad to know that it is back

I loved Antoine's calm and slow demeanor, he really sets the speed of how people are going to act in there.

@Hung_Nguyen_90

Жыл бұрын

IKR If he teach faster Tom probably would cut the weight and break the roof then fly away 🤣

@kimgkomg

Жыл бұрын

He probably has to deal with people having panic attacks 2 seconds after leaving the ground

@tanakaobi

Жыл бұрын

It`s called being French.

@Cantfindaname917

Жыл бұрын

5:04 "Kilogram - De igher u arr, De otter et es."

@MGSLurmey

Жыл бұрын

@@Cantfindaname917 The most French sounding sentence ever uttered.

Nothing in this not to love. That instructor was just incredible, patient and relaxed while explaining aerodynamics in a second language. A brilliant business concept. And of course, Tom, a huge smile and clearly loving every moment.

@theflash95

Жыл бұрын

@Steve D If you listened to the instructor you would have heard that they are aware of the limited nature of helium and their efforts not to waste it while still being able to do what they do.

@maxsnts

Жыл бұрын

@Steve D Like filling party balloons? I'm joking but i guess a lot more gets wasted at Disney parks. We can excuse this use.

@toobig7150

Жыл бұрын

@@maxsnts and given how they are reused its far more effective than most common uses of helium, which are (very often) a single use time thing

@sircalvin

Жыл бұрын

@@maxsnts the biggest consumer of helium is the macys parade

@samack3

Жыл бұрын

@@theflash95 just because they are trying to be efficient doesn’t mean it isn’t wasting rare elements

Gotta love how proud the guy is about having zero accidents, great stuff!

That looks awesome and peaceful. Tom Scott God bless you.

One of the things that particularly struck me how the movement and maneuvering of the fins looked very much like how fish use their pectoral fins, especially when just chilling and trying to stay (relatively) in one place. This of course makes sense, because it's the same exact principles at play just in different fluids (air versus water).

@robinlove6981

Жыл бұрын

Apart from moving backwards yes

@majorbruster5916

Жыл бұрын

@@robinlove6981 Ahhh but, fish CAN swim backwards using their pectoral fins. Puffer fish swim using their pectorals nearly all the time, only flicking the caudal for a rapid burst of speed when necessary. Many Cichlids also use their pectorals to reverse out of narrow spaces or to back away from another cichlid during confrontations.

@DACatface

Жыл бұрын

flippers might be able to get some forward speed too

@mandelorean6243

Жыл бұрын

...Uh. Overly obvious.

@sidewaysman1

Жыл бұрын

water and air are both fluids that share the same basic properties

The creator of aéroplume is a friend of my dad's, i got to try the blimp a couple times. It's definitely fun and a very serene experience, just floating gently through the air. Beating the wings puts a hell of a strain on the arms though!

@maxonheadrick9339

Жыл бұрын

id imagine on the neck as well

@ethan-loves

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing :)

@nevermindgamer4946

Жыл бұрын

Imagine flying in tropical winds in it

@TheSheepster

Жыл бұрын

Wow! Does it feel like you're a bird? xD

@biIIybob858

Жыл бұрын

Or in a hurricane

I couldn't help but smile all the way through watching.

Dude, you are so awesome for answering the question of the thumbnail right off the bat. Subscribed!

When Tom Scott poses a question, he answers in a prompt and concise fashion. No intro, no adds; 70,000 litres before three seconds!

@imelbook

Жыл бұрын

And he didn't beg viewers to hit the bell button to subsribe! You get the answer immediately.

@legoworks-cg5hk

9 ай бұрын

And he's been making videos like these weekly for almost 10 years. People who say that you have to have other things for 'engagement' have no excuse

2019 Scott: "Is the world is running out of helium? It's a valuable resource that should be treated as finite." 2022 Scott: "Watch me float in a giant helium balloon!"

@jjasper7512

Жыл бұрын

Literally yesterday I was in a card factory shop in the UK and saw a sign to say they had run out of helium due to shortages and couldn't fill a party balloon! Would love to do this and a great price, way cheaper than if I'd tried to get 70,000 litres at UK card shop prices assuming they had any!

@Gillsing

Жыл бұрын

Stealing helium from the sun? Now there's an idea for a mythical heist!

@uku4171

Жыл бұрын

@@Gillsing Let's hope it won't retaliate.

@agsystems8220

Жыл бұрын

​@@Drabkikker Uranus is a far easier source. A nuclear powered flying atmospheric liquefaction facility launching nuclear cargo rockets could get helium back to earth from there with clever application of the technology we have now (almost*). The surface gravity is actually slightly lower than Earth, and the methane can be processed into carbon fibres and plastics. The delta-v to get off the surface is about twice that of getting off earth, but the hydrogen available suits a nuclear engine well, and plastic fuel tanks can be disposable (or even fed through the engine). *A reusable heat shield that can survive entering from orbit around Uranus is beyond us currently, but with the amount of hydrogen available bleed cooling should be able to manage it.

@michaelporzio7384

Жыл бұрын

Try it with hydrogen, what could go wrong...

You always answer the never asked questions, thank you for your public service

Thank you for literally answering the question right off the jump

I imagine the door is closed not only because of the breeze but also to stop the otherwise irresistible urge to make a dash for the open skies.

@wta1518

6 ай бұрын

The air whales are always in search of freedom.

@sonwig5186

5 ай бұрын

You know thats actually a great SCP idea in the making

@Boris19389

3 ай бұрын

STOP HIM HES MAKING A BREAK FOR THE DOOR!!! OH GOD HES FLOATING AWAY OMG JOHNNY NOOOOOO

That was freaking cool. I definitely want to try that!

@FreyaOakley

Жыл бұрын

If you ever have the opportunity to go, Bobby, I would love a video of you experiencing this! I can already imagine the punny fun you'd have. 😄

@demolisherinfinite8606

Жыл бұрын

You could even make a sculpture of yourself in one of the aeroplumes out of WEWD

@twoheadedgiantgaming7029

Жыл бұрын

Wow! Really cool to see you here I can imagine you watching this and just saying: "I wawnt to dew thayut" XD

@jmi5969

Жыл бұрын

Me too. But I would need two of these blimps. Oh, they say they have one for 270 kg. Perfect size for me!

@Spektr86

Жыл бұрын

I want that!

Thank you for the instant answer 👌🏾👍🏽

Excellent presentation of a place that everyone should visit at least once in their life.

After all the "don't go here, they're not prepared for tourists" and "this river will kill you" type videos, it's nice to get one where the rest of us could reasonably afford to do this, assuming we have another reason to be in the area. This has probably been one of your more rewarding experiences of late as well, as it looked like you were having a blimpload of fun. And Aéroplume will almost certainly see an uptick in business. Sometimes all a good idea needs is for people to know it exists and it can propel itself from there.

@cprgreaves

Жыл бұрын

You want ANOTHER reason? (grin)

@froglover4203

Жыл бұрын

Those jokes float outside my tastes

@Tenchi707

Жыл бұрын

That blimp will kill you, it killed Ross 😢

@mrbeeoutdoors3213

Жыл бұрын

...."bigger one can carry up to 90 kilograms".... not for me then 😒

@Saareem

Жыл бұрын

@@mrbeeoutdoors3213 Another motivator to lose weight?

Tom in a separate video: helium is a finite resource with only about 100 years worth left in the world Also Tom:

@ernstschmidt4725

Жыл бұрын

gotta enjoy it meanwhile it lasts!

@Mgooy

Жыл бұрын

If we simply strip our atmosphere by around 50% helium flight will become a lot more viable and less wasteful

@Lagmeister12382

Жыл бұрын

@@ernstschmidt4725 There are much more important uses for the helium than frivolous pursuits like putting it in balloons or doing silly things like this video.

@jakebrowning2373

Жыл бұрын

We can make more right

@ernstschmidt4725

Жыл бұрын

@@Lagmeister12382 There are much more important uses for your time than frivolous correction of silly strangers in the internet.

That was the best controlled flight I have ever seen super nice❤

That *was* incredible. This will be working it's way into my dreams. Thank you.

I appreciate that the end links to the 2019 video on "Is the world running out of helium?" Because that is exactly the video I thought about when I saw this one. Thank you as always Tom.

@geoffwatches

Жыл бұрын

Yah, used for really important things like mris no?!

@caelcdye9575

Жыл бұрын

I gotta say I ended up doing a 25 page research paper on it in high school and spent the entire year studying/researching that. Suffice it to say we are not ‘running out’ there is still plenty of helium out there it’s just about the economics surrounding it being different in a lot of ways that has driven the price up over the past 20 years or so. It’s a lot like oil or natural gas (considering you often find helium where you find natural gas) where everyone says we are running out when in reality there is plenty just the current reserves of what is currently economical is being depleted. The helium situation is actually significantly more complicated though since it’s usually just extracted as a byproduct then as something people specifically target.

@frankyflowers

Жыл бұрын

they found a bunch more.

@the_retag

Жыл бұрын

@@Summergch these blimp guy us etheir helium very efficiently. I wouldn't be surprised if they dont just vent it but recycle it at the end of the season

@AntiGravityC9

Жыл бұрын

even if the 70k liters aren't 100% helium anymore, they might still be able to pass them forward as a "low quality" supply of helium, for party balloons and whatnot?

I love the anti-clickbait style of these videos where you answer the title question straight away. Thanks Tom!

That's what I've always wondered. That's a great idea. Thank you

Very cool experience. Thanks for sharing this.

Oh god why am I learning about this through a Tom Scott video, now there's no chance that they're not gonna be booked out for like, the coming 7 years

@khalilahd.

Жыл бұрын

No but same this is incredible!

@queeny5613

Жыл бұрын

Yep

@karlcatt

Жыл бұрын

It's not that overbooked at all - and it's right behind Normandy's Utah Beach, in Écausseville.

So you’re deathly afraid of standing on a metal mesh with an expert showing you it’s safe, but flying on your own in a large helium balloon is fine? 😂 Keep making great videos Tom!

@maythesciencebewithyou

Жыл бұрын

the guy stood on a flying plane. this is nothing

@tompw3141

Жыл бұрын

The human brain is weird!

@xerxeskingofking

Жыл бұрын

i;ll second the "human brain is weird" answer. I've been skydiving. when you sat in the plane, looking out a window, yhea your high, but it doesnt feel dangerous. then, your stood in the doorway, and looking at the same drop, but without a sheet of glass in the way, sends you all sorts of danger signals and it takes a serious, deliberate mental effort to work past those. but 10 seconds later, when your out of the plane and under canopy? you dont feel unsafe anymore, your sat in a harness and the "danger" feels are gone again. id imagine its something similar. the albert hall felt unsafe because he had no harness or anything to catch him (he didnt need it, but his brain wanted it anyway). in this, he can feel he's lying in supporting straps, safe and secure....also you start at very low altitude which might help ease the brain into the situtation.

@metalswifty23

Жыл бұрын

@@tompw3141 When I was 11, I went on a school trip to an activities place for a few days on the Isle of Wight. They had rock climbing walls there, and I flatout refused to do it as I wasn't fond of heights (still not really). I did, however, do abseiling on walls of the same height a couple times and thoroughly enjoyed it. I still won't do rock climbing, but I'd do abseiling again, and I've wanted to do skydiving for a while. The brain is odd.

@sirBrouwer

Жыл бұрын

@@xerxeskingofking it also helps that he is somewhat in controle of the blimp.

That was so neat , thanks for the shared experience 👍😊😎😎

Just felt fun the whole time, thanks Tom :-)

ive never once considered that having an unpressurised balloon would make a puncture almost totally safe thats rad

@scoopet

Жыл бұрын

I wonder the size difference if it was pressurised

@noahorr3480

Жыл бұрын

@@scoopet I don't think pressurizing the balloon would change the size or lifting capacity - because it's all about the volume of air displaced right? If you add more helium inside the same size envelope, you're still displacing the same amount of air but your balloon now weighs slightly more because of the extra helium. So net reduction in lift. I do wonder if it would help with environmental air infiltrating the balloon though.

@cfilorvyls457

Жыл бұрын

@@noahorr3480 Also wouldn't pressurized balloon make the gas inside heavier (being denser and all)? That's even less lift

@MushookieMan

Жыл бұрын

The balloon is pressurized. The fabric can not support itself. It's about 0.2 psi, so they call it unpressurized.

@scoopet

Жыл бұрын

@@noahorr3480 surely you will get more lift if the balloon was smaller and a more sturdy material but with the same amount of helium in it?

I think this is an excellent demonstration of how adapt we are at tool use. As soon as Tom was in the air, he adapted to his new body as an air whale.

@reeyees50

Жыл бұрын

Air whale......🤣

@latro5002

Жыл бұрын

Wailord

@Zamandu

Жыл бұрын

@@latro5002 Skitty

@tejas238

Жыл бұрын

I hope this is a joke

@godless-clump-of-cells

Жыл бұрын

​@@tejas238 Why would it be a joke?

That is INCREDIBLE! It looks so magical, I don’t think I’d ever want to come down to earth. I’d want to swim in the air all the time

I love how you just gave the answer of the title at the very second you came on camera

Absolutely, positively, Tom has the best intros. Period. The people that watch watch, the people that googled the question have their answer, and the universe lives in harmony.

@JoshSmith-db2of

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget the physics nerds like me who calculated to answer before watching the video, and then watched the video anyway.

@firdaushbhadha2597

Жыл бұрын

@@JoshSmith-db2of 🙏

Tom, have you ever though about how much of a legacy you will leave behind on the internet? your videos will always resurface and trend again and again. Love what you do, brilliant.

@michaeljones5681

Жыл бұрын

I belive he is, in his how to be popular on the internet series he looked at that i think. Quite interesting and I'd imagine a large part of his thinking about videos

@tylerbrantner4026

Жыл бұрын

He just does such a great job of finding things worth documenting and recording them in an informative and interesting way

@dakoderii4221

Жыл бұрын

He's a major part of history from his two videos on voting machines alone.

@jamiehughes5573

Жыл бұрын

All it will take is one massive solar flare to hit the earth to completely wipe out all electronics and data

@craigjensen6853

Жыл бұрын

@@jamiehughes5573 One can only hope. Maybe then Facebook would go away and people could get back to minding their own business.

I’ve never seen Tom Scott this happy before. Can’t really blame him, that looks like fun!

Getting the answer to the title in the beginning, and getting the detailed explanation in the rest of the video. This should be a KZread genre.

this is possibly one of the coolest experiences. This surely goes on my bucket list for flying, but in a hangar. And honestly, for €60 it's not exactly a expensive adventure.

@jackthatmonkey8994

Жыл бұрын

For 60 euros this is a steal!!

@sock-madic

Жыл бұрын

Then do it quick, because helium is leaving the atmosphere and will be gone in 15 years during this time the prices will go up significantly.

@ShaddyWoohooMan

Жыл бұрын

That's actually completely affordable. I was expecting much more than that

@jimdennis2451

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, for me, it is the 90 kg limit... and it is in France.

@mrbeeoutdoors3213

Жыл бұрын

@@jimdennis2451 yup 90kg limit puts me out of the running...

"Inventor, artist and engineer"- those three titles put together can bring out something either amazing or terrifying. Glad it was the former one:) I love Tom's reaction from 3:38, when he figured out how to control that thing!

@JohnRay1969

Жыл бұрын

Amazing or terrifying OR BOTH. 😳

@nanomachines9872

Жыл бұрын

Inventor, artist, and *GERMAN*

@Ravo92

Жыл бұрын

@@hundredfireify Which wasnt considered an artist nor an Inventor in Austria :D

@friezcuber

11 күн бұрын

3:45😂😂

Just had an intrusive thought of the roof just coming off and you just flying up and out of earth aha. love your videos mate, smart fella with a good passion for understanding reality.

well done all the best to you and yours from John in Texas

Incentives for loosing weight: -to be in good health -to be in peak condition -to feel good about yourself -to be able to go to France and pay to pretend to be a blimp for half an hour

@FrietjeOorlog

Жыл бұрын

Incentive to *not* lose weight: pretend to be a blimp all day long!

@colossalbreacker

Жыл бұрын

I would rather gain muscle than pretend to be a blimp.

@Wannes_

Жыл бұрын

​@@FrietjeOorlog Always be the blimp you wanna be !

Tom Scott: The world is running out of helium Also Tom Scott: I’m gonna go get enough helium to make me float

@testnameone806

Жыл бұрын

and put out a popular video about it encouraging others to do the same. But no matter He is only used for party balloons, silly voices and MRI machines.

@MrCamille9999

Жыл бұрын

Well I'd argue that this type of usage if done right actually uses (or loses I should say) very little hellium.

@samueladitya1729

7 ай бұрын

The alternative is hydrogen

God bless you, you answered the question right at the start of the video

Thank you for such an uplifting video. 😆

Tom flies through the air majestically like an eagle. piloting a blimp.

@chumby9920

Жыл бұрын

nice 👍

@Sergeantmajormario

Жыл бұрын

I understood that reference

@pasikavecpruhovany7777

Жыл бұрын

This was a triumph.

@elizathegamer413

Жыл бұрын

Good one!

@thephoenixsystem6765

Жыл бұрын

After all this daredevil stuff he's done, it's amazing he's... 😎 Still Alive

I so want to go and try this, as I am stuck in a wheelchair for most of the time when I'm out. I could tell how much you were enjoying that Tom. Thanks for sharing an amazing adventure with us all. Kindest regards, Dave W 👏😊

@benoitbvg2888

Жыл бұрын

If you can, I know some swimming pools have "aqua-gym"-like activities for people in wheelchair. Not as fun as this, but still nice.

@michaelpipkin9942

Жыл бұрын

Did you see the Fly With Geese episode? That looks awesome too!

@michaelcherokee8906

Жыл бұрын

So long as you would be physically capable of getting into the blimp harness, even if you need assistance, and your arms work, I guess youd be able to take one of these helium balloon rides. Then you, a mostly-wheelchair-bound individual, would have had an experience most of us with two perfectly good legs have never had, flight.

@ThatOpalGuy

Жыл бұрын

it would be so cool to do this, right?

@dthomas9230

6 ай бұрын

@@benoitbvg2888 Floats for the legs let you swim with upper body Australian crawl, breast stroke, or butterfly.

This looks insanely fun!

Only had to watch like 20 seconds to find the answer to my piqued curiosity. Thank you for answering upfront instead of needlessly drawing things out.

Tom should make a bucket list blog with everything he's done so we can do what he has done without searching all the videos!

@Soken50

Жыл бұрын

No because in most instances he doesn't want a mob of internet tourists swamping some little corner of the world that happens to have something interesting to see, like this neat blimp hangar in Northern France in a quiet little village of 100 which is about 20 minutes from where I was born :D

@khalilahd.

Жыл бұрын

Yesss! I would love to watch that

@polygontower

Жыл бұрын

@@Soken50 But it would be like a 10 minute videos with about a hundred places so it will be an even distribution of people Some popular might get more people but it should be relatively even.

@ShadowebEB

Жыл бұрын

Every time I watch a video that really interests me (like this one) I put it in "Want to Go" on Google Maps, like that when there are enough spots (from Tom and others) I can organize a trip there.

@alexevanspoppsychedelicren4158

Жыл бұрын

I just want to sit in a cavern filled with radioactive gas. Is that too much to ask?

6:05 "If its too late to avoid the wall of the roof, we will pull, NOT FOR YOUR SAFETY, But for the safety of the blimp..." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@firmanawd

Жыл бұрын

very honest

@Scientist_Albert_Einstein

Жыл бұрын

@@firmanawd 😂😂 imagine if all politicians were like this honest down to earth guy.

@iwatchwithnoads7480

Жыл бұрын

@@Scientist_Albert_Einstein Marcon must go

Absolument incroyable Would love to try this!

BEST VIDEO EVER!!! THANKS FOR GETTING STRAIGHT TO IT

5:05 "De 'igher u r, de 'otter it is" amen brotha 🙏

tom scott: answering questions ive never asked for

@khalilahd.

Жыл бұрын

And I love it 😂

macys needs to do this every thanksgiving day parade. so cool!

No dreams of flying Tom.. terrified of falling. However, aeroplume is still cool, and gives me another reason to love France.

I need this to become an Olympic sport. The contrast between fast reactions necessary for a race and the slowness/latency of the vehicle would be like watching snails race, and I'm here for it.

@Amanda-C.

Жыл бұрын

Maybe with sci-fi mag-lev balloons, but that'd be a crap ton of precious helium for an entire international sporting community.

@raidermaxx2324

Жыл бұрын

I see this becoming a tourist attraction on moons around the gas giants, like Titan, that would have the perfect atmosphere for these balloons to work in.

"Not for your safety, but for the safety of the blimp" Great line. I confess that I was ready to correct you when I saw "Helium", saying that you were floating, not flying, but you were flying in the sense of propelling your self in three dimensions. Years ago I came to the conclusion that birds swim through the air, and fish fly through the ocean water. Cheers, Chris

@Nofishnoclue

Жыл бұрын

What is your reasoning behind your last statement?

@alifaan595

Жыл бұрын

@@Nofishnoclue I think it's because birds propel themselves up into the air. Whereas fish already float in water, they just controlling their vector.

@RatherBeTraveling

Жыл бұрын

@@alifaan595 Both are fluids, think of it that way.

@tula__

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think birds and fishes are any different. They both on fluid medium, just with different densities and weights. And both experience gravity. Did you know sharks would drown if they didn’t swim?

@jiripanik4604

Жыл бұрын

Some birds glide... Just saying. :)

help! ive just watched 10 tom scott videos and i cant stop

Thanks Tom, I’ve been wanting to know

Tom, I cannot express how thankful I am for this video. Ever since I was a kid I've had dreams of flying by swimming through the air. This, I think, is the closest thing that exists to that. This is definitely going at the top of my bucket list of places to go outside the US!

@cranegantry868

Жыл бұрын

I've had the same dreams, of flying by myself.

@davidnyasha

Жыл бұрын

look up wingsuit base jumping

@JHaven-lg7lj

Жыл бұрын

Me, too! And the way it looks in the video seems exactly right for the way I remember it! Also I can absolutely see this as how people get around on some future planet of ours. Incredible

Thank you, Tom, for answering your question before your video, rather than an annoying "preview" of the video, followed by a sponsor, followed by an introduction, followed by a 7 minutes vlog, followed by a cameo of a random youtuber.

loved this one

A few euros for this experience is a service to the community, a gift for humanity. Merci les gars.

Thanks you! I've had that question since childhod. When my parents would get balloons for my birthday, I would always tie them to some toy to see if they would lift it. And now, this question is solved by not just someone, but one of my favorite KZreadrs! As always, thanks for posting, Tom! :')

@Antigen__

Жыл бұрын

@@ragnkja A cubic meter is just a liter. And Tom said himself, it's about 1L per _gram,_ not kg.

@victorio60

Жыл бұрын

@@Antigen__ ?? no, 1 cubic meter = 1000 litres, therefore yea, 1 cubic meter (1000 L) = 1 kg (1000 gram)

@Antigen__

Жыл бұрын

@@victorio60 Augh, you're right. My bad. Happens when you're fresh out of bed.

@khalilahd.

Жыл бұрын

Same 😅

@DogeMultiverse

Жыл бұрын

Learn math n science

Amazing, and amusing. The situation makes all the difference. Tom was legit terrified at stepping out onto the floor grid in a prior video about St. Albert's Hall. Yet here, he is calm and even joyous.

@Soken50

Жыл бұрын

Seems Tom has a lot more trust in Fluid Dynamics than Material Sciences ^^'

@caramelldansen2204

Жыл бұрын

The illusion of control is one helluva thing.

@johnbeauvais3159

Жыл бұрын

It’s the perspective, mentally, Tom is flying/floating here. On the corona he was standing over a great height. This doesn’t work for everyone but I know some people can pacify their fear of heights by thinking that they’re floating instead.

That's awesome. I'm going to check that out next time I find myself in France.

thank you for starting off with the answer, that literally made me stay to watch the whole video

Next week on Tom Scott Plus: Tom Scott travels across a tightrope into an aeroplume, floats to safety, then rides off into the sunset on a bike while rounding sheep.

@ejasmith

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget the parcour into a plane, flying it blindfolded whilst on fire, then having coffee and ice cream

I've been scuba diving before and I know how cool it feels to just float in a perfect ballance, but achieving that in air instead of water must be so much cooler.

The way Tom laughs in the end made us wanna fly too to feel that happiness and freedom 😂

I love how the answer was given right away I’m subscribing ong

Tom went from learning how to bike to learning how to fly, now that's character development.

@Cosmik60

Жыл бұрын

Next vid: I learned how to launch a rocket

@fajaradi1223

Жыл бұрын

@@Cosmik60 I think that episode should be done after Tom learn how to burrow

Hold up one sec. This is the same hangar that is modeled in War Thunder and is present in the fields of Normandy map. I did some quick googling to be sure and it is :D

2 seconds in and got my answer cheers Tom!

I love how he just gave us the answer right away instead of talking for 15 minutes